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ReadWriteStart
SEPTEMBER 10, 2010
Whether it is credit or equity, funding is very, very tight. I call it drip-financing. Most entrepreneurs have no choice but to avail of this sort of financing along with the mentoring and the contacts that could come with it (doesn't always come along, though). In 1M/1M, our preferred financing strategy is customers.
ReadWriteStart
OCTOBER 7, 2010
Bottom line, early stage equity is very, very expensive. As a thumb rule, try to get enough validation so that you can get to at least a $2 million pre-money valuation before raising equity capital. That is debt financing that converts into equity at the Series A valuation once the price for that is set. (I
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ReadWriteStart
DECEMBER 9, 2010
Jacqueline asked an important question: how do you mitigate your working capital challenges in an e-commerce company at the very early stages without raising financing? First, there are two primary aspects that have to be managed: inventory financing and customer acquisition costs. Well, there are multiple nuances to the answer.
ReadWriteStart
JANUARY 27, 2011
And, oh by the way, we also really like the idea of the 1M/1M entrepreneurs building valuation and negotiating leverage through these business development efforts, instead of signing off large chunks of their company in form of equity early on. The business is already profitable with $2.9 million in revenue. Well, I didn't think much of it.
ReadWriteStart
DECEMBER 16, 2010
However, Deborah is looking for ways to sell her low carbon footprint green house technology to producers, and is in conversations with producers in Senegal and India. The company is profitable and has so far raised only $400,000 in friends and family and angel financing. Jimmy asked if he should be raising money at this point.
ReadWriteStart
MAY 26, 2011
This is a greenhouse technology to grow fresh agricultural produce. She, however, has framed the business model as a franchise, whereas in my opinion, this is a technology licensing and services business. Finally, we had a discussion on Adam's proposal to sell 20% of his equity for $50,000, which I thought was preposterous.
ReadWriteStart
OCTOBER 14, 2010
At today's roundtable we had some intensive discussions around market sizing and its impact on financing. So, please note the TAM Analysis is a vitally important aspect of building any financing strategy. technologies, there are many nuggets that will help you build an efficient, repeatable sales process.).
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